Lucrezia Borgia
Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy
Sarah Bradford - Author
ISBN 9781101525340 | 448 pages | 01 Nov 2005 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP
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The very name Lucrezia Borgia conjures up everything that was sinister and corrupt about the Renaissance—incest, political assassination, papal sexual abuse, poisonous intrigue, unscrupulous power grabs. Yet, as bestselling biographer Sarah Bradford reveals in this breathtaking new portrait, the truth is far more fascinating than the myth. Neither a vicious monster nor a seductive pawn, Lucrezia Borgia was a shrewd, determined woman who used her beauty and intelligence to secure a key role in the political struggles of her day.
Drawing from a trove of contemporary documents and fascinating firsthand accounts, Bradford brings to life the art, the pageantry, and the dangerous politics of the Renaissance world Lucrezia Borgia helped to create. Author's Note The Scene Part One: The Pope's Daughter 1480-1501 2. Countess of Pesaro 3. The Borgia Renscent 4. The Tragic Duchess of Bisceglie 5. Turning Point 6. Farewell to Rome Part Two: Duchess to Ferrara 1502-19 8. A New Life 9. The Heavens Conspire 10. The Dark Marquis 11. Duchess of Ferrara 12. The Congiura 13. Horrors and Tears 14. The Years of War, 1509-12 15. Lucrezia Triumphant 16. The Last year of Tranquillity 17. The End Postscript Archives A lively view of Lucrezia, capturing the glamour and tragedy of her story. (The Wall Street Journal) This is also a tender and intimate account of a misunderstood and passionate woman. (Elle) |
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